Available in a variety of sizes to accommodate bulky dressings, bandages and swelling (refer to size guide)

Our offerings include Absorbent Dressings, designed to manage exudate and promote healing, Alginate Dressings, made from seaweed extract, to absorb wound exudate, Charcoal Dressings, which effectively draw out impurities and promote healing, Film Dressings, which provide a protective barrier against bacteria and other external factors, Foam Dressings, ideal for highly exudating wounds, Honey Dressings, known for their antibacterial properties, Hydrocolloid Dressings, which provide a moist wound environment, Hydrogel Dressings, for soothing and cooling relief, Iodine Dressings, for wound antisepsis, Scar Dressings, to reduce the appearance of scars, and Silver Dressings, which have antimicrobial properties. The Kerraped boots are designed in a way that they provide maximum comfort to your foot. These shoes can be worn on either of the foot as a replacement for your regular footwear. The boot has many benefits aside from being a comfortable and light footwear which allows you to reduce pressure on an injured or bandaged foot. Grey / Non-Formulary: Medicines, which the Nottinghamshire APC has actively reviewed and does not recommend for use at present due to limited clinical and/or cost effective data. Approved in accordance with HST13 for treating familial chylomicronaemia syndrome at a commissioned specialist centre.A supporting prescribing guideline may be requested which must have been agreed by the relevant secondary care trust DTCs and approved by the Nottinghamshire APC. There is no such thing as 'Alternative medicine'. Something either works or it doesn't. If any 'alternative medicine' is shown to work they become 'medicines'. Grey / Non-Formulary (undergoing assessment): Work is ongoing and will be reviewed at a future APC meeting. Our body is made such that it divides the weight equally and makes a balance on both our legs that we stand on. However, when even one of the feet or legs are hurt it becomes difficult for a person to make a balance while standing, ending up with putting more pressure on the affected leg. These boots are therapeutic, off-loading footwear which reduces up to 30% of the pressure on your foot leaving you able to walk normally. Prior agreement must be obtained by the specialist from the primary care provider before prescribing responsibility is transferred. The shared care protocol must have been agreed by the relevant secondary care trust Drugs and Therapeutics Committee(s) (DTC) and approved by the Nottinghamshire APC.

Search for "Sharpsafe" or "Sharpsguard" on GP computer systems and ensure correct lid colour is selected. The supporting prescribing guideline must have been agreed by the relevant secondary care trust D&TC(s) and approved by the Nottinghamshire APC. Not appropriate for prescription in primary care. Offloading knee braces should only be used after specialist assessment.Only to be prescribed if there is no alternative (such as a slipper or larger shoe) or if wounds are very heavily leaking and would ruin the patients footwear.

Filsuvez gel is a herbal medicinal product which contains dry extract from birch bark used for the treatment of wounds

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Specialist is defined by the APC as a clinician who has undertaken an appropriate formal qualification or recognised training programme within the described area of practice and has a working experience and knowledge within a speciality area No new patients to receive prescriptions in primary care. Patients already receiving Red Medicines in primary care should be handled on a case by case basis with the support of the Medicines Optimisation team.

NUH are not a commissioned specialist centre for treatment. Patients will be referred to an appropriate specialist centre for treatment if required. Grey / Non-Formulary (no formal assessment): APC has not formally reviewed this medicine or indication because it had never been requested for formulary inclusion. Often used for drugs new to market. Summary of the evidence for cranberry juice as UTI prevention. Bottom line: It might work for some women, but they would need to consume such a large quantity that this may make it unacceptable as a remedy.

Approved for use on PICU for use as a post-filter replacement fluid for children receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) As a general rule, herbal products are poorly standardised, will have no evidence of efficacy (but will have a placebo effect), have unknown side effects and interactions, give false hope and cost money. Sharps bins are provided free of charge to patients in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire on prescription. 1 litre bins are usually prescribed, but larger bins can be prescribed for those on long term injections (to allow less frequent collections) or multiple injections (where larger volume of waste is produced).